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Campaign Demands Telecoms Unlock the FM Radio Found in Many Smartphones (www.cbc.ca)
An anonymous reader cites an article on CBC: Your smartphone may include an FM radio chip but, chances are, it doesn't work. Now, an online campaign has launched in Canada, putting pressure on telecoms and manufacturers to turn on the radio hidden in many cellphones. Titled, "free radio on my phone," the campaign says that most Android smartphones have a built-in FM receiver which doesn't require data or Wi-Fi to operate. The U.S. arm of the campaign believes iPhones also have a built-in radio chip but that it can't be activated. Apple wouldn't confirm this detail. The radio chip in many Android phones also lies dormant. But the campaign says it can easily be activated -- if telecom providers ask the manufacturers to do it. In Canada, however, most of the telecoms haven't made the move to get the radio turned on. They'd prefer that you stream your audio, depleting your phone's costly data plan, claims campaign organizer, Barry Rooke.
Why would you want to listen to FM radio on a Smartphone?
If its music you want, just download the .MP3 s to your phone and listen to the selection of music that you want.
Without ads
and if its erws, talk, or sport then you're better off with the AM band.
NPR is the broadcaster that fired someone because they weren't liberal enough.
yes, you can say that they are not run by the government, but they are more one sided than any "news" source out there.
NPR broadcasts the thom hartman show, which is an attack show against conservatives. He doesn't talk about issues, he talks about the evil republicans.
The last bastion of real reporting NPR is gone, its now editorial shows that sells commercials.